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Solar Eclipse 2025: All about the first celestial event of the year
The first solar eclipse will be a partial one, set to occur on March 29, 2025.
By CNBCTV18.com
February 28, 2025, 10:45:48 AM IST (Published)
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2025 will witness a series of celestial events, including two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses. A partial solar eclipse will take place in March this year. According to NASA, the partial solar eclipse will occur on March 29, 2025, and will be visible across Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, and South America.
It will also be visible in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, followed by the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. While the solar eclipse is said to be partial, the central shadow of the Moon will pass south of the Earth, and thus, it is considered a major celestial event.
First Solar Eclipse 2025
On March 29, 2025, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, directly casting its shadow across the Atlantic Ocean. While observers in Europe, western Africa, and eastern Canada will remain positioned to catch the partial eclipse, those in the northeastern US will have a brief glimpse of the partially obscured Sun around sunrise.
The eclipse will not be visible in India on March 29, 2025.
Timing: 08:50 am- 12:43 pm (UTC or Coordinated Universal Time)
"This is a partial eclipse everywhere in the shadow path. The central umbra shadow misses the Earth. The yellow curves trace the extent of the partial eclipse. Percentages on each of these curves give the maximum area of the Sun covered by the Moon during the eclipse. The green lines that cross the partial paths show the progress of the eclipse over time. The times on each line indicate when the maximum eclipse arrives at that line," NASA states.
In the meantime, NASA has forecast two solar eclipses for 2025. The first is set for March 29; another one is likely to take place on September 21, 2025.
Two lunar eclipses -- one in March and the second in September -- will also occur this year. There will be a total lunar eclipse on September 7, 2025, which will be visible from India.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
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